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Published: 11 June, 2025

. This is released as part of our system leadership monitoring role. The purpose of this report is to assess how the system is performing to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora and whānau. The report outlines six key system shifts that, taken together, would transform the

Published: 4 November, 2025

crisis response system are often delivered as standalone services or locally driven initiatives. There are proven approaches that need to be scaled-up nationwide, such as 24/7 access to phone-based crisis support, to ensure people get access to crisis support when and where they need it.  Our reporting

Published: 1 December, 2022

Te Hiringa Mahara is producing a series of short reports during 2022 and 2023 to add our collective understanding of the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic and to provide key insights on wellbeing areas or populations of focus. Impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand

Published: 25 June, 2020

response to He Ara Oranga on behalf of those with lived experience of mental health and addiction,” says Mr Wano. “We acknowledge the commitment from Government to transform the system, and we appreciate that it will take time. The mental health and wellbeing system is complex and requires a

Published: 16 June, 2022

inpatient treatment orders, where a person must remain in an inpatient mental health unit and may be subjected to unconsented treatment and/or solitary confinement, where a person is restricted, alone, in an area or room that they cannot leave. Such practices are enabled by outdated mental health law, a

Published: 23 May, 2024

constraint on delivering effective services, is improving how they are funded. Introducing a contracting model built on trust will ensure Pacific organisations can meet the diverse needs of their communities. “New Zealand needs to set Pacific people up for success, and that starts with addressing

Published: 22 March, 2022

, wants to see Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations upheld, investment in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, youth services, and other community-based specialist services. The Commission is also calling for a decrease in compulsory treatment orders and mental health law that does not discriminate on the

Published: March 2024

  Watch our first recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 28 September 2023. Find out what changes we want to see happen with Compulsory Community Treatment Orders in Aotearoa New Zealand.  In June of this year, we released a report on lived experiences of Compulsory Community

Published: 24 September, 2021

is in place come 2023 / 24.” says Board Chair, Hayden Wano. “In particular, we’d like to see focus on the growth of kaupapa Māori services, and support options for our Pacific communities, as we know they disproportionately experience mental distress or addiction. We also echo calls for greater focus

Published: May 2026

outcomes. Inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes are strongly linked to wider social, economic and cultural factors, for example, access to adequate income or housing. We call on government to commit to consistent, nation-wide support to improve physical health, social connection, and